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Former Estonian president Arnold Ruutel dies aged 96

Former Estonian president Arnold Ruutel dies aged 96 3

Arnold Ruutel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died at the age of 96. The office of the President of Estonia, Alar Karis, said on its website…

Another Crack at the Crystal Ball

Another Crack at the Crystal Ball 14

Here are the surprises 2025 could hold. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) New Year’s columns are lugubrious but inevitable. Little ever happens in the dead week between Christmas and January 1, so your humble correspondents resort to silly lists of confidently made…

Germany, France and Poland condemn violence in Georgia

Germany, France and Poland condemn violence in Georgia 26

Foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have expressed concern about “the political crisis” in Georgia, two days after former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of the South Caucasus nation. The inauguration cemented the ruling party’s…